Sabrina Ionescu turned in a 30-plus-point game for the New York Liberty on Friday. It was Breanna Stewart taking on superstar responsibilities with 32 points on Pride Day at Barclays Center Sunday afternoon in Brooklyn.
Stewart was 15-of-20 from the field, adding nine rebounds, five assists and three blocks, as New York came back from down nine to take down the Dallas Wings 102-93.
In the third quarter, the Liberty (6-2) went on a 9-2 run to take a one-point lead, a 6-0 run to take a six-point lead and a 10-0 run to take a game-high 14-point lead. Stewart scored the final seven points of the 9-2 run with a right-wing three, an inside bucket and a transition lay-in. She also scored the final four points of the 6-0 run with a deep two and a mid-range make. On the 10-0 run, she assisted a deep Ionescu three that made it 76-65 before Marine Johannès closed the run with a fadeaway triple in transition.
Two Awak Kuier free throws at the 6:04 mark of the fourth brought Dallas (5-4) within eight, but the Wings would get no closer over the remainder of the contest. Stewart made a contested turnaround mid-range shot from the right baseline that made it 90-79 with 4:27 remaining. Ionescu followed that with a left-corner three 23 seconds later. New York would lead by 14 three more…
